About charlesakrugel

Management side labor & employment lawyer and human resources counselor based in Chicago. Established own practice in 2000. Also, on numerous boards of directors & advisers, & member of various area chambers of commerce & business associations.

Downed Server = No Website This Weekend

I apologize to anyone who tried to access my website on Saturday and Sunday and found nothing. The technology gods took the weekend off, and the tech gremlins tookover (I.e., my hosting company's server went down for about 24 hours). It's very frustrating. Obviously, everything is back up now. Sorry about any inconvenience. Chuck

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Chuck Krugel Interviewed for & Quoted in May 2008’s Health Leaders Hardcopy & Online Editions

In the May 2008 hardcopy and online editions of Health Leaders, I’m quoted in Corey Christman’s article “From Collaboration Comes Motivation–Motivating your unionized work force to achieve a top level of performance must be a joint effort between labor and management.” The full article is below. Thanks Corey! […]

Chuck Krugel, April 19, 2008, Radio Interview on Chicago’s WKKC 89.3 FM

My Saturday, 4/19/08, interview on Chicago's Kennedy King College's radio station, WKKC 89.3 FM, is now online. During this 50-minute long interview, hosts Derek McNeal and Charles Young questioned me about general labor and employment law issues and, more specifically, handling EEOC charges. This was my second interview on the show. My first Consumer Eye [...]

6 Steps to Keep Employee Complaints from Escalating

This post was contributed by Heather Johnson, who is an industry critic on the subject of how to become a nurse. She invites your feedback at heatherjohnson2323@gmail.com. Additionally, some of my own comments follow her article. Thanks Heather! 6 steps to keep Employee Complaints from Escalating If an employee is unhappy then the best thing [...]

Progressive Discipline & Termination Training Handout

Earlier this year, I gave a 2 hour training session for a Chicago-based nonprofit. The training concerned progressive discipline and discharge. As typical with most of my training sessions, Q & A and role playing were emphasized. The session was conducted for middle and senior managers with supervisory responsibilities. The training also included a handout [...]

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